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MindEdge Studio: Personal Fitness at Home
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

The benefits of exercise are numerous, regardless of your age or physical ability. Everyone benefits from regular physical activity. Yet, a common challenge is how to build time for fitness into your daily routine.
This course breaks down key elements and objectives for health, wellness, and exercise that can be done at home. Through a series of videos, an expert personal trainer and wellness professional will discuss the benefits to working out, how to create exercise routines you can perform at home, online tools to assist you with your progress, nutrition, and more.
For more information please click on this link.
USATF SUMMER TRACK SERIES
with Jamie Juntura, MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education

Join us this summer for the USATF Summer Track Series. This is a competition team.
The season ends with a State Championship meet for all the kids who qualify!
This is a deep dive into the world of track and field. The kids on this team will be working hard during the summer season to learn the sport, earn PR's and chase ribbons and state titles.
Depending on age, kids will have the opportunity to engage in all the track events. From running the 100m dash to Pole Vault, your child will have the ability to experience everything track has to offer!
Though there is always flexibility signing up for this track camp means you hope to attend some meets!
Schedule: Practices on Tuesdays 5:30 - 7pm Meets on Thursdays @ Leavitt and Schools in the Augusta area (Primarily Cony HS)
Meets Start are from 9am - 2pm (With Variable end times, depending on events)
Your Fees Cover all practices and meets, a shirt (uniform), and weekly meet fees. There is a USATF Membership (not included, approx. $30) to participate in USATF Meets.
Reach out to Jamie Juntura for more information! jamie.juntura@msad52.org
Intro to Nature Journaling - Summer
with Beverly Thorpe, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

UPDATE: OOB/Saco Adult Education no longer takes registrations through CourseStorm. Please visit our new registration page: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/OOBSacoAdultEd?season=3655639 through Active Network.
Note: You will need to create a new student account with Active Network in order to register for all classes going forward. For more information, check out our registration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIitlb9OeHQ.
If you have any additional questions, please call us at 207-934-7922 or email us at adultedinfo@rsu23.org.
All levels welcome! Engage curiosity about the natural world using drawing and discussion. The first class will be held at the Saco Learning Center and class locations to various nature-rich areas will be discussed weekly and includes Clifford Park and Blandings Park Wildlife Sanctuary. Beverly will call by 9am IF the class is moved indoors (to the Saco Learning Center) due to inclement weather.
Bring a 5.5- X 8.5-inch spiral multimedia sketchbook, mechanical pencil with eraser, several gel or ballpoint pens with fine or medium points as well as a container to hold your materials when traveling to different sites. Optional: Watercolor pencil set (instructor recommends Pentel Arts Aquash water brushes available on Amazon - materials approx. $35).
Beverly Thorpe is a Maine Master Naturalist and artist working with various forms of art including metalsmithing, drawing, painting and creating artist books. She leads nature walks on local trails focused on native plants & trees, and loves to share the awe-inspiring beauty of nature with others.
Pickleball Taster Section 7
with Andra Yanchenko, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

UPDATE: OOB/Saco Adult Education no longer takes registrations through CourseStorm. Please visit our new registration page: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/OOBSacoAdultEd?season=3655639 through Active Network.
Note: You will need to create a new student account with Active Network in order to register for all classes going forward. For more information, check out our registration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIitlb9OeHQ.
If you have any additional questions, please call us at 207-934-7922 or email us at adultedinfo@rsu23.org.
Is Pickleball for you? Join us for the basics for those new to the game and absolute beginners. Learn the rules of scoring, court basics, the non-volley zone, common terms, faults, hot tips, and serving–the most significant difference from tennis.
Registration closes 8/13; no refunds, credits, or transfers after registration closes or if class runs on scheduled rain date.
Students will be notified, via text, of weather postponements the morning of class. Rain date 8/24.
Bring a pickleball paddle, 2 balls marked with your name (approx. $15-$40 on Amazon), and water. Wear weather-appropriate activewear, tennis shoes.
Andra Yanchenko specializes in fitness, functional movement, and racquet sports. She is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Health Coach, USTA, USPTA, PTR Coach, and YogaFit Instructor.
Late Summer Plant Walk on the Saco Heath Trail
with Laura Grover, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

UPDATE: OOB/Saco Adult Education no longer takes registrations through CourseStorm. Please visit our new registration page: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/OOBSacoAdultEd?season=3655639 through Active Network.
Note: You will need to create a new student account with Active Network in order to register for all classes going forward. For more information, check out our registration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIitlb9OeHQ.
If you have any additional questions, please call us at 207-934-7922 or email us at adultedinfo@rsu23.org.
When is a berry edible? What's so special about ferns and how do you tell them apart? What is a partridge berry and are they found on a pear tree? The Saco Heath is a very special ecosystem and, in late summer, full of blueberries, huckleberries, aronia berries, pitcher plants, and more! Come and see rare and familiar plants and learn about what is edible, medicinal, poisonous, touchable, smellable, and best to be admired from afar! Learn to look closely at the world beginning to bloom in this very unique place! This trail, located on beautiful Wabanaki land, is moderately flat and may be muddy in spots, depending on whether we had rain recently. Half of the trail is a narrow wooden board walk with several stopping points with benches. Registration closes at noon on 8/19. Wear comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, sunscreen, and an optional brimmed hat or cap (which helps with both sun and bugs). Bring binoculars, if desired. Walk starts promptly at 4pm. Rain date 8/22, 4-6pm.
Note: Please communicate any accessibility concerns at registration and we will ask Laura to contact you to discuss any needed accommodations.
Laura Grover is a plant and bird hobbyist, botanical illustrator for Fedco Seeds, and a mindfulness ambassador. She has led many plant identification and mindful foraging walks for people of all ages. She enjoys bringing people together to look closely in nature, practice mindfulness outside, and be a sensory animal in the woods.
Late Summer Plant Walk for All (Accessibility Focused)
with Laura Grover, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

UPDATE: OOB/Saco Adult Education no longer takes registrations through CourseStorm. Please visit our new registration page: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/OOBSacoAdultEd?season=3655639 through Active Network.
Note: You will need to create a new student account with Active Network in order to register for all classes going forward. For more information, check out our registration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIitlb9OeHQ.
If you have any additional questions, please call us at 207-934-7922 or email us at adultedinfo@rsu23.org.
Slow down, be mindful, and carefully explore the urban wilds of Wabanaki land on the wheelchair-, walker-, and stroller-accessible Eastern Bike Trail in Saco. Take your time looking closely at plants and ecology on a small section of trail as you learn the names and gifts of trees and plants you might normally pass by. The trail is wide, mostly flat, and is paved, turning eventually into compressed sand. Registration closes at noon on 8/26. Wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Meet at the trailhead behind Thornton Academy. If the Thornton Academy lot is gated, then additional parking is available on Clark Street by the trail entrance or Union St. Walk begins promptly at 4pm. Rain date 8/29, 4-5:30pm.
Note: Please communicate any accessibility concerns at registration, and Laura will contact you to discuss any needed accommodations.
Laura Grover is a plant and bird hobbyist, botanical illustrator for Fedco Seeds, and a mindfulness ambassador. She has led many plant identification and mindful foraging walks for people of all ages. She enjoys bringing people together to look closely in nature, practice mindfulness outside, and be a sensory animal in the woods.
Golf for Beginners
with Ashton Benn, Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education

Start loving golf from the beginning! Each week will cover a different aspect of the game from basic rules, formats of play, and history of the sport through the fourth week playing a nine-hole round of golf. We'll cover the mechanics of the golf swing, use of clubs, putting and chipping, and the variety of golf equipment and apparel essential to playing the game. By the end, students will feel confident in their game regardless of age, ability, or physique. Equipment is provided but you're welcome to bring your own.
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Noble Striders
with NACE Staff, Noble Adult & Community Education

Bringing Community Together, One Step At A Time
Since 2001, we have opened our doors to welcome community members to walk our multiple indoor and outdoor walking routes throughout the Noble High School property. Indoor routes range from 1/3 to 1/2 mile. If you’re up for a challenge, you have the option of including stairs in your workout. The outdoor routes are about a mile in distance. This is a great way to get in some exercise, especially during the cold New England months. Bring a friend or come as a family. All are welcome! Not to mention, joining is FREE!
To join, just drop by the main office to sign in and pick up a name tag. When you're done, you just sign out and drop off your name tag. Join the fun and become a Noble Strider!